Frontometaphyseal dysplasia (FMD) is a rare genetic disorder with morphological abnormalities of the skeletal and extra skeletal tissues. It belongs to the group of otopalatodigital spectrum disorders. Here we report a 12-year-old boy from India with features of frontometaphyseal dysplasia who had severe scoliosis with neurological complications due to spinal cord compromise. Clinical examination of his mother also revealed mild features of FMD. The manuscript highlights the clinical presentation of the disorder and discusses the clinical heterogeneity of the otopalatodigital spectrum disorders.

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